Online Safety
Our children are being exposed to the ever increasing technological world and many of them pick up technology at a faster rate than adults. However, they need not only the knowledge but also the wisdom of how to behave in the virtual world and at St. John the Baptist we feel that this is of paramount importance.
We follow Natterhub to teach our pupils about online safety by using fun and interactive learning techniques, making it engaging for all pupils. In addition to this we aim to work in partnership with our parents to ensure that the safe and responsible use of technology is transferred from school to home. We provide a weekly guide for parents which we source from the https://nationalonlinesafety.com website. This ensures relevant and up to date Online Safety issues and concerns are available to parents.
At St.John the Baptist we pride ourselves on how well we use Pupil Voice within school. This is also true for Online Safety. We have a group of digital leaders that consist of two children per class. They promote online safety in their class, help to look after the devices and offer support/help to those who need it.
Useful Webpages
Visit the 'Think U Know' website for more top tips and online safety games and videos, It is also here that you can report any worrying behaviour that may have occured to yourself or your child whilst online.
A Parents Guide to Technology: The UK Safer Internet Centre has created this guide to answer commonly asked questions and introduce some of the most popular devices used by children, highlighting the safety tools available and empowering parents with the knowledge they need to support their children to use these technologies safely and responsibly.
www.saferinternet.org.uk/parent-tech
Internet Parental Controls: The four big internet providers - BT, Sky, Talk Talk and Virgin Media - provide their customers with free parental controls that can be activated at any time. Video tutorials on how to download and use these controls are available on the UK Safer Internet Centre website.
www.saferinternet.org.uk/parental-controls
Safety Tools on Social Networks and other Online Services: Information and advice on the safety tools, age requirements and terms and conditions for a variety of online services popular with young people.
www.saferinternet.org.uk/safety-tools
Online Gaming: Childnet’s guide contains helpful advice and information on supporting children and young people playing games online.
www.childnet.com/online-gaming
Music, Film, TV and the Internet: Childnet has also developed this guide with the music, film and television industries to inform parents, teachers and young people about how to stay safe and legal when enjoying entertainment on the internet or via a mobile device.
Young People and Social Networking Sites: Aims to help parents understand the positive and creative ways young people are using social networking spaces (e.g. Facebook, Twitter and Instagram). It also points out the potential risks of using these sites and ways to minimise these risks.
www.net-aware.org.uk/ - a really useful site for parents that looks at lots of different apps/websites that children access, the site tells you more about them and shows you how to check the security settings.